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ArticleGrade 4 - Term 2: Learning from leaders
This topic looks at what makes a good or great leader, and how we can learn from them. The CAPS curriculum emphasizes Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi as…
The Origin of People
People are the most complex creatures on earth. Many aspects of human behaviour demonstrates a great difference with other animals. What makes people so…
ArticleFirst Anglo Boer War
Causes of the War The First Anglo-Boer is also known as the First Transvaal War of Independence because the conflict arose between the British colonizers…
"A Vision for Southern Africa"- address by President Nelson Mandela at the World Economic Forum Southern Africa economic summit Harare, 21 May 1997
Mr. Chairman; Your Excellencies; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen, The regional summit of the World Economic Forum has become one of the…
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications
The Azania Liberation Support Committee (ALSC) was formed in London around 1983 by Roseinnes Phahle and other individuals of various broadly leftist political…
Early Resistance, the 1913 Land Act and deputations to London
The first restriction that the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) aimed to contest was the 1913 Land Act, an urgent issue that affected all black…
ArticleEarly civilisations
In various parts of the world, different civilizations arose. Many of these major civilizations were located in fertile areas near large rivers. Most of these…
Key players in the various passive resistance campaigns
This feature looks at the various important 'passive resistance' or 'non-violent' campaigns in 20th Century South Africa; therefore the lists of key players…
Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA)
The Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) was founded in October 1954 by 61 unions mainly representing White workers and mixed unions of Coloured and…
ArticleStalinism and how Stalin used his power to change Marxism-Leninism
Joseph Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia, on 21 December 1879. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a domestic servant. He was expelled from school for…
Behind the Narrative of the Abuse of State Power was a Larger Goal by Thabo Mbeki, 8 February 2016
For many years now, some at home and abroad have propagated the view that during the period I was President of the Republic, I abused my power especially to…
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
This article was written by Jarvis Pruitt and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project In order to stand up straight,…
ArticleThe Pietermaritzburg Treason Trial, 1984
Context In the early 1980s the government took steps to control the level of resistance in the country. Its solution was to arrest key people and charge…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Essay Questions
Explain to what extent Stalin succeeded in transforming Russia into a superpower by 1939. Stalin came to power on the back of Lenin’s death in 1925, after…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union
At a GFWBF meeting in Pietermaritzburg in April, metalworkers from two factories called for the establishment of a union. Two months later, the Metal and…
The Afrikaner Bond
The Origins of the Afrikaner Bond The Afrikaner Bond, an Afrikaner political organisation that was effectively the first political party in South Africa, was…
ArticleOvercoming Adversity from All Angles: The Struggle of the Domestic Worker during Apartheid by Bennett Gwynn
This article was written by Bennett Gwynn and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Overcoming Adversity from All…
Article“Bantu Education or the Street” by Norman Levy
This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 11) “Bantu Education or the Street” The first half of the 1950s was the…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE Pretoria, 4 December 1997
Mr. Chairman; Mr. Suleyman al-Najab, Special Emissary of President Yasser Arafat; Members of the diplomatic corps; Distinguished Guests, We have assembled…
Afrikaans Community 1652-1795
Jan van Riebeeck was sent to the Cape to establish a station at which ships of the United Dutch Chartered East Indian Company could obtain fresh vegetables and…
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
Prior to the passage of apartheid laws both Black and White South Africans played rugby, albeit separately. After the onset of apartheid Black South Africans…
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa
Great Zimbabwe When Mapungubwe was abandoned, it was to the benefit of Great Zimbabwe. The cultural, political and economic power in the area shifted to…
ArticleWomen’s Rights and Representation
It was not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received formal recognition as equal citizens. South African women …
ArticleWomens Rights
It was not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received formal recognition as equal citizens. South African women …
ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
In September 1915, the Union Government offered to raise an infantry battalion of Cape Coloured men for service in the First World War. A strict selection…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
The colonisation of Africa was part of a global European process reaching all the continents of the world. European colonisation and domination changed the…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
< Menu page < 6. The Moderates' Eclipse | Conclusion > CHAPTER IV The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 7. Events leading up…
The Rise of Women’s Trade Unionism in South Africa by Peter LaNasa
This article was written by Peter LaNasa and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Abstract: This essay discusses…
ArticleGeneral Factory Workers Benefit fund (GFWBF)
The General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF) was formed on 9 September 1972 by Harriet Bolton, Michael Halton Cheadle, David Hemson, David Davies, Foszia…
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
Introduction The transition from the Apartheid era to the new democratic dispensation was a powerful and fundamental process for South Africans. With many…